#5: Truth Or Hair

If your hair becomes thick and glossy, and you can’t make it down the street without being stopped by a modelling scout, you’re carrying a boy.

If your hair is so dull and limp that you look like you’ve been without running water for quite some time, it’s a girl.

Similarly, your body hair is thought to provide a clue too.

If your body hair is growing thick and fast, you’re said to be having a boy.

If your hair growth has remained normal (don’t be too smug, you’ll still be way hairier than usual because shaving your legs while heavily pregnant is basically impossible), there might be a girl nestled in your womb.

#6: No Time To Weight

If the thought of waiting until the birth to find out the sex of your baby is getting you down, worry no more!

Simply pay attention to your pregnancy weight gain.

According to an old wives’ tale, if you’re carrying all of your extra weight out front, it’s a boy.

If those pregnancy pounds are piling on all over, you might be expecting a daughter.

#7: It’s All About The Taste

Some people believe your cravings provide clues as to the sex of your unborn child.

Thinking of sugar and spice, and all things nice? It’s common sense that sweet cravings mean you’re carrying a girl. Fruit, chocolate and desserts all hint that the stork might be bringing you a daughter.

Salty or sour foods could be an indication that you’re carrying a son. If you’re drooling at the thought of crisps and pretzels, there might be a boy beneath that bump.

#8: The Ring

This old wives’ tale is so old it uses a wedding ring. For a modern version, you might prefer another ring, needle or pin.

Yank out a strand of your hair, and attach the ring (or whatever you choose) to it.

Lie yourself down and dangle the ring over your bump. If the ring starts to move in circles, you’re having a boy.

If it sways from side to side like a pendulum, you’re going to have a daughter.

#9: Having A Barf

In case you were wondering what good could possibly come from all-the-time sickness (calling it ‘morning’ sickness is clearly an issue for Trading Standards), here it is.

It’s a way of predicting the sex of your unborn child. If you had your head in the toilet bowl for the first 12 weeks of your pregnancy, you’re having a girl.

If you escaped without that daily vom, legend predicts you will have a baby boy.

#10: No Easy Feet

Those extremities are also said to be useful in the quest for gender predictions.

If you are suffering from a bad case of the cold feet now that you’re pregnant, you might be expecting a boy.

If your feet are as warm as ever, you might be carrying a girl.

#11: Ready To Glow?

The old wives of days gone by thought it was possible to predict the sex of the baby based on how the mother looked.

If people are queuing up to tell you just how beautiful, glowing and blooming you are now that you’re knocked up, you could be carrying a boy.

If people are looking at you with worried eyes and asking if you’re feeling okay, it’s probably a daughter zapping the life out of your feeble body.

#12: A Big Boob

It might not often be talked about in polite society, but it’s common to have one breast bigger than the other.

Take a look in the mirror: if your right breast is bigger, you might be having a son.

If your left is larger, it could be a little girl in your uterus.

#13: All Encompassing

One of the more ridiculous tales is that the direction your pillow faces can be used to predict the sex of your developing baby.

If your pillow faces north, it’s a boy. If it faces south, it’s a girl. If it points east or west, the test is inconclusive.

Please try again later (once you’ve rearranged your room to give you the answer you most want).

#14: Spot On

According to ancient wisdom, acne during pregnancy hints that you’re having a girl.

A perfect complexion could be a sign that you’re expecting a boy.

#15: Urine Need Of This Test

Take a look at your wee (glamorous, right?). If it’s bright you could be carrying a girl.

If your urine is dull or clear, it might be a baby boy hiding in your uterus.

#16: Ball About The Bump

This one is quite niche.

If folks keep stopping you, to comment on how closely your bump resembles a basketball, you’re having a boy.

If basketball players keep trying to dribble off with your bump, you could be expecting a girl.

All of the above methods are nonsense, but fun. Well, fun if it’s you doing them, not so much if it’s every stranger you pass in the street.

Especially if they’re pointing out things like, “Oooh, I think it’s a boy because you have a beard,” or “You look terrible, you must be having a girl.”

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Fiona Peacock is a writer, researcher and lover of all things to do with pregnancy, birth and motherhood (apart from the lack of sleep). She is a home birth advocate, passionate about gentle parenting and is also really tired.

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Boys bounce girls swirl.
This is what my aunty to me before I went for my first scan. My baby looked like a little jumping bean on the scan monitor. When I went for my second scan it was confirmed I was having a babyboy. This doesn’t mean I believe it, just was a coincidence.

Hi am having severe morning sicknesses and nausea and also headache sometimes I hardly eat anything and I have lost lot if weight and am 12 weeks now..so what does that mean coz I do eat sweet things but salty they make Me have unbearable heart burn…does that mean I might be having a boy/girl

When I found out I was pregnent I was 4 weeks along and from that point I knew it was a boy. My morning sickness was terrible. I started getting a brown line down my belly and I was perfectly centered. At my 14 week appointment, I found out the gender of my baby. It was a boy! I knew it and I was so excited. Now I have my beautiful 3 month old son. Its all about mothers instinct. I knew he was a boy. His father wanted it to be a girl but in my heart I knew my child was a boy.

My belly button popped and i looked like I cut my stomach open and stuffed a beach ball in my stomach and it was a little girl. Now 7 weeks pregnant and I can’t feel what I’m having. I feel both girl and boy. Not had an ultrasound yet to confirm 1 or 2.

I think it is all crap because every other thing that I have looked at has said if the ring swings in a circle it’s a girl not a boy and “if your having a girl you will eat this or do this if u have a boy u will eat that or do that”… but I do both during my pregnancy so I think it is all wrong. I have acne bad this pregnancy but with my first two pregnancies I didn’t have acne at all I have two lil girls so I’m hoping for a son

I read your comment and wanted to reply, like you I have two little girls and now expecting, I also didn’t have acne with my two girls and with this one its pretty bad. I also tend to be craving mainly salty foods…
Hope we both have ;little boys!
Best of luck
Lise

My mother and grandmother told me also about the ring. It actually shows the gender and how many children in total you will have. I have 2 daugters. It swings in a sircle and stops then again it starts to swing in a sircle and stop and then side ways its a boy. Then it completely stops. Try it agin

I know. That’s why they say a wives tale. I’m pretty much over the fact I won’t be a mom to two just one. It’s okay. I’m already a 37 year old mom to a six year old boy. He would love to be a big brother but it’s not going to happen. Each time my cycle begins its mainly all feelings of Aunt Flo. No baby hiding anywhere. It’s my cycle time. I have cold feet. My stomache has a cold spot. I feel sorta wet in my stomache Not wet in the vulva but as if my body is soggy wet. I had a tremoundous gas pain the other day. I couldn’t even breathe. I was super dizzy with low blood pressure. All signs a possible pregnancy. But they are all placebo effects because I want to be a mother to two. Won’t happen I’m not bursting with eggs and mommy juices. I’m a one woman mom and that it all. I looked into ivf and implantation and everything else. Cystic fibroids which the small ones are worrisome not the large ones for women. Saying that…. I do think my six year old will be alright. He has a great dad. And another benefit to only one child is my body is stretch mark free, I won’t have any baby blues, or stress, attention goes to one and done, I don’t think he’s going to be selfish like most only children get accused of. I will be free of any potential issues a new baby can have not that I want that for me or anyone. Never! These are benefits. To some I may sound egotistical. I’m not. My sisters have four kids and six kids. Brood. I only have one and there is scrutiny because my son has no sibling. They say I’m gonna miss out on and family. If you don’t have any children it’s even admired and I admire women who chose that path because they are more then just mother to their own but mothers to others and powerful teachers. I love women. But when you have a brood like my sisters they are admired even more than just a mother to one. It’s like I know it’s harder but is it really? I don’t know anymore. I stopped judging at around 33 years old. It’s awesome to live that way because I don’t put energy into as much. I do sometimes but not really. I get judged yet because it’s always supposed constructive criticism from my family and I don’t know why my sisters feel that is their right because they have larger families to care for. Does it make them experts and not me? They they think that way, A mother to one kid you will get critics! Signing out small family. K.

I get hassled because I only have one boy, I don’t plan on having any more either, my mom says he needs a sibling to teach him that family love, the love that gets your big bro in suspension because he is the only one allowed to make his sister cry lol, I understand the reasoning but logically being a single mother I’m very busy, school, work, dinner, homework, It’s as if I’m pulling 2 full time jobs, I won’t even get a pet for the fact I don’t want to add any extra obligations that would interfere with my son’s time, he isn’t lonely because he is my only focus, if I still had the sperm doner I might think differently, but even though it’s just me and him, he knows he never takes the back seat with mommy, he’s more than I could have ever imagined, and his happiness, the upbeat attitude that he presents to the world is inspiring and contagious, i never knew i could love one little boy so much, a love i never knew existed, a blessing from God.

Hang in there. One can have a dozen children, but does that make them any better? Absolutely NOT! Not saying they’re bad mothers, but, just because you can pop them out doesn’t make anyone a good one either. Seems to me, you may be struggling with some things similar to what I have experienced. Just remember, good things come to those who wait. Enjoy what you have. Some people don’t have the chance to even have one child, and would give anything in the world to do so. But that doesn’t stop them from living a happy life. This may sound silly, but, have you thought of looking in to a counselor? There are some really great people to choose from, and can be very helpful in situations like yours. Anyway, I hope you can find some inner peace.

I dnt believe half of dem. Bt sum I believe I saw wit my sisters. Wit my daughter I wasn’t sick til like 7months. I’m pregnant nw n I am sick a lot nw. Its hard. I hope its only just fuh 1 month. Bt I do fraid to eat meat because I use 2 vomit alot after Eatin meat at 7 months wit my daughter. So I more believe its a boy tho cuz I mostly want salty. Bt mostly cuz wit my daughter it was different.

I have one each already son 7yrs old & daughter is 3.5 yrs old. Pregnant with #3 at 16.5wks already… the beginning of this pregnancy i was so nausea everyday i was afraid to step out so far it has gotten a lil easier the but sometimes it creeps up. I’m happy with either gender as long as baby is healthy. I don’t remember which pregnancy i was so nausea with although i don’t believe those tails too much every pregnancy is different. I’ve been into sweet n chocolate like crazy n fresh o.j. I’m still waiting to know the sex of this baby n we can’t wait.

I drink a lot of orange j. But my line on my belly is weird. My line is like half one top of the belly button n one bottom of the belly button. It’s thin brown lines. I eat a lot n I hope its a girl. We need a lot of girls in my fam.

I have been eating sweeta but ive ate sweets witg all the kids i was pregnant with all the kids but this one ive been not wanting to ear meat and i ate meat like crazy when i was pregnant with all my boys but with this one i hate meat and dairy so im not sure wat im having but im going to surprise everyone at a party to reveal it so well find out then….. cant wait 10 weeks

I have two beautiful girls and during my pregnancy i craved sour things and my bell was big, i had acne all over my shoulder and chest not to forget my face, now am pregnant with the same signs have not checked with my doctor but i predict to be another girl.

I have been vomiting alot but I can’t eat sweets and I did the ring and im supposedly having a boy also have a feeling that im havinga boy im 3 months idk when im going to knw but hopingfor a boy but it really dnt matter for him/her to be healthy

Another tale that’s only valid for the first child a couple have…which depends on the relationship the couple have…I.e if In a relationship, the male is dominant the first child will be male and the possibility of the next one being a male is high. On the other hand, if the female is dominant in the relationship (has the final day of things…doesn’t include husbands sneaking things his way only to get cornered later on) the first child will be a girl and the chance of the second child being a girl is low because generally a woman’s approach to her marriage gets affected after a child comes into the “family picture”

The following were true for my sweet little girl due October 26th.
* carrying high (my 2 boys were both low)
* very sick the first 12 weeks (never with the boys)
*acne -everywhere! (Not a probably with the boys)
*craving sweets (always been more of a salty snack kind of girl)
*put on weight EVERYWHERE (same with the boys)
*I also noticed I am more emotional with this girl

Hope this helps! I know I about died with anticipation until we found out!

Same here. Except that I was way more emotional with my second boy. Also the ring went around in circles for me and I’ve been told like everywhere else that means girl not boy. I think the writer of this article may be confused on that one. Also, the urine one is wrong. Bright yellow means boy and dull means girl. I can support this one because my pee was way more yellow with my boys. (TMI) Also, my Linea Nigra is nonexistent so that one doesn’t work on me. Anyways most of my symptoms are pointing towards girl so I guess we will see!

i have tried most of this fun ways of predicting baby’s gender and they were accurate; with my first son there was no morning sickness; my line runs up to my belly; i was carrying all front and very low; i always sleep on my left side; i look more beautiful than ever; with little or no acne; and the same thing with my 22 weeks pregnancy and i have confirmed another boy on the way:: hope it helps

Hey Cassie!!!
Wow! Those are the same symptoms that I am having during my pregnancy! I am hoping for a girl! I already have a son and this baby will make the 7th great grandchild, however all of the last 6 of them were boys in my family!!! Needless to say most of my family is hoping that this is a girl…. Lucky #7!!!!! Keeping my fingers crossed

Same here! Except that I was definitely more emotional with my second son. The pendant test went around in circles where ive been told everywhere else that means it’s a girl. That’s the one I’m going with because that’s the one that I’ve
heard most quoted everywhere else. Also the urine test one is wrong in this article. If your urine is bright, it’s a boy and dull coloured means girl. I can support this one because my urine was way brighter with my boys! Also, I have no linea nigra line at all so that one doesn’t work for me. I’m guessing girl this time. Will no for sure in 5 weeks! 🙂

I don’t remember how mine morning sickness with the two boys but with my third one I had real bad morning sickness I had a girl.I am pregnant with my fourth one and I am having acne brake out and I had bad morning sickness with it I am hoping for another girl.

It’s not illegal in United States. My mom had to get blood test done and one of the questions at Quest Diagnostics was if she wanted to know the sex of the baby. We lived in Florida during that pregnancy

I have 2 girls my eldest i had no cravings and no sickness nothing but a normal me. Second i had cravings for chocolate and sweet things always in a bad mood and i looked ill. Im currently pregnant again and crave savoury and cheese and fanta orange acne galore and always in a good mood. I Know im having another girl even though im only 14 weeks the thing is i know my body and every pregnancy is different.

Hello ladies
My wife is 22 weeks now.she likes to eat spicy.sometimes ice cream.this is second baby.first is girl.Now she is putting weight only in belly.I’m from India.unfortunately gender finding is not possible here.but the ultrasound lady showed my the boy part on screen zoomed.but cannot ask her directly.hope wat I saw was true.expecting a boy…

I am currently 25 weeks and finally stopped vomiting, but stil left confused because all the above stories apply to me. In the beginig i hated sweet stuff and prefered salty but only this week i have starting to chew on sweety stuff. I have gained double hair thickness and i carry low. My skin is still the same ans the belly lining is just below the bell button. SO SO CONFUSED!!!!

I have 2 girls ages 5-8 and I’m on my 3rd pregnancies I’m 17wks & 4days.. They beginning of this pregnancy I had morning sickness all day until my 2nd trimester ..I has headaches every now and then ..my feet out swollen one time.. I haven’t vomit any during this pregnancy.. I eat all types of food not turned off by any smells.. I’m praying for a boy!!

i am currently 32 weeks pregnant.. from the beginning i never faced morning sickness..i preferred meat and non-sweet foods, though i craved for pastry too.. some symptoms are close to a baby boy, some to a princess.. still guessing…

I’m about 15 weeks. I’ve, maybe, thrown up twice during this pregnancy so far. Don’t get nauseous often. Face is breaking out. Carrying baby low and just a tiny bump. Very Moody and sensitive. Craving lots of meat and salty food.
What do y’all think? Boy or girl?

With my daughter i only got sick 3 times so to me that’s false. I’m pregnant now and I’m still pretty early on in my pregnancy and I’m starting to get nauseous every time I eat or right when waking up. Totally different from my daughter already.

I had all girl symptoms and my intuition was telling me a girl. And to this day it does, but I found out I’m having a baby boy. I have acne all over my body and face. my hair is dry and not glossy at all. I throw up almost every day. I learned not to believe in everything I hear.

i am pregnant with my 9th baby have 6 girls 2 boys and no morning sickness with any always spotty face and coldsores but always feel the same so not a clue always a surprise at the birth tthink it spoils things to already know xx

I’m 14 weeks 2 days pregnant with my 3rd child and I’m hoping for a girl. I have 2 boys already aged 8 and 2 with both of them I never had morning sickness at all but with this one I was always nauseous from the beginning till 12 weeks , headaches , mood swings, craving fruit esp oranges and enjoying orange juice but at the same time I love meat and spicy things…I don’t know what I’m carrying…what do you guys think?

I have my line beyond the belly button, the necklace and ring test both gave me boy result. I hv never experienced morning sickness in all my pregnancies. first born, 19 is boy, had a stillbirth (girl) and last year 2 miscarriages of 1 to 2 mths. now my sono says am carrying a boy, showed me the male privates at 23 weeks. this shud be my last am 39 Lol! happy coz my hubby wanted a boy. going shopping blues now!

Actually, you’ve got the ‘ring on a hair’ prediction back-to-front. Pendulum means boy, circle means girl. I’ve done this diagnostic on 15 women. I was right every time, except once. Then I got indeterminate: first pendulum, then circles. At the 12-week scan, it turned out the baby had no heartbeat. 🙁
My mother used to do the ring thing on pregnant women to, and was correct for about 20 women. The one error was twin boys, who showed up as ‘girl’.

Ring test my fam called it the pencil test u stick a needle in the bottom of a pencil, it will go in circles if it goes up and down its a girl side to side its a,boy
Its always worked for me mine says girl well lets see in a few weeks

At 12 weeks i was told im pregnant with a girl. I had all girl symptoms, the heart rate is above 140, i am even carrying all around. I craved mostly sweets like fruits. Had terrible morning sickness for the first three months, i couldn’t eat anything, everything made me nauseated especially salty food. I only could have ate fruits. Now im 18 weeks and i am told i am pregnant with a boy.

hi hi im a mom to a baby girl, 3yrs now and im 32wks pregnant, my bby ddnt cooperate during the US so donno what im having but what worked for me last time was the eye vein theory…i had a y shaped vein on my left and it turned out to be a girl, another thing…..ask your mother, she knows best, with my daughter my mom told me that i was carrying a girl…indeed it was a girl. this time i have two veins in my left eye but not in any shape, more like a thread bt they end up in a straight line…and i have a y shaped in my right eye plz help if u hv any clue about the accuracy of the eye vein theory.

Hi
Yes some of these tales were right at my pregnancy time.
I had terrible morning sickness. And had bright urine colour also. I had full of acne face. These facts shown a point of baby girl and I m blessed with an angel.
So some of the tales are true in my case.

I think this is so funny cause everyone keeps telling me I’m having a girl and I’m getting all the signs it’s a girl. I literally have everything stated on this list pointing towards a girl. I also had everything on this list pointing towards a boy when I was pregnant with my first. Would be funny as heck if it turned out I was actually pregnant with a girl! Either way I’ll be happy

I can’t go by any of these wives tales
I eat meat , I just had yogurtland with my boyfriend,
But love bitter tea , like spicy foods , my face is acne free ,
My boyfriend said I should be a model , I don’t feel nausea,
I really eat anything but in moderation I haven’t craved anything major just one thing , movies I like to watch with my boyfriend are get out and logan these are horror and action I never liked horror before,
One thing I do have solid cramp really strong contractions I’m in my first trimester,
I always slept with soft blanket if I don’t I can’t sleep at night,
I really don’t know what I’m having
Unless it’s healthy I’m fine

I have two girls, and my skin was glowing and radiant. (Seriously, best skin of my life) this time, my skin is horrible and COVERED with acne. While some of these may be true, I’m calling BS on that one.

Some of the things about a girl I never experienced like I was barely ever sick and my skin was great nice my hair grew nice and thick and my belly was huge I had horrible stretch marks with my daughter with this baby now I don’t know I’m getting a lot of boy symptoms but a few are girl symptoms but I never had any of these with my daughter really

There is only 2 girls and 8 boys in the family for my son’s cousins and I am 10 weeks i get all the girl symptoms but with me already having a boy i feel like I’m having a boy just because there is so many boys in the family

Okay so I have terrible acne! I never got acne before pregnancy. I’m 11 weeks in 2 days. I’m an emotional wreck, can’t eat any kind of meet I wish I could say it made me vegetarian but not even! I can’t eat salad and nothing a salad contains! And I love salad ugh. My hair is super dry and that’s bad because I have curly hair! It was never this dry. And my skin is super dry! Wake up every morning with scaly skin. What could it be?!?!?

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